B. 



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By cutting off two or three leaves with the 



corresponding portion of the stalk. 

 Leaving out the stalk. 

 Leaves taken singly as they ripen. 

 All the leaves on the stalk taken at one time. 



Hanging : 



A. When harvested with the whole stalk. 



Photo taken by Mr. I. B. Dk Majumdar. 



Kiretcheli (Yalta), a village near Xanthi, Macedonia. Tobacco jjrown in 

 these lands fetch the highest prices in Turkey. 



i . Splitting the stalk and hanging" on the laths or 

 sticks, butts up. 



2. Hanging over laths by means of the rib. 



3. Tving to laths by means of twine. 



4. Spearing upon laths. (A detachable iron spear- 



head is fitted at the end of a lath by means 

 of which the stalk of the plant is pierced. 



